Knowing how to prevent and close the gaps between thumb stitches and mitten hand stitches is fantastic, but understanding WHY there are these holes, comes as something of a relief. It's nice to know that there's a reason, that has nothing to do with my skill as a knitter, and that these gaps are part of the structure, the nature of the stitches. Thank you for yet another excellent tutorial.
You always teach (and show in detail; slowly) the why’s behind the how’s of what we are wanting to learn before you actually delve into the specific technique demonstrations. I LOVE that you do this so we can make sense of the objective of why we are even doing what a pattern instruction is telling us to do. Then you break down the mechanics, methodically, of what we are supposed to do to accomplish the objective to make our garments. You are an EXCELLENT teacher and even though I have commented on your videos before, I can’t help but commend you again since you exemplify what TH-cam is supposed to be all about. #1 = Know how to teach; #2 = Explain, explain, explain; #3 = Don’t discourage students by rushing them through a lesson if they don’t even understand what the objective of the lesson is to begin with! Thanks for saving me so many tears and keeping me enthusiastic about my love of knitting and wanting to continue my education on how to increase my skill level to create more and more amazing garments!
Thank you for these tips. I have been knitting for 50 years and nothing I did made my mittens look good at the thumb. I will continue to follow your videos. Thank you, Judy
Thanks, since I do more armpits than thumb pits this is really useful, for both but I'm always putty at fixing those holes under the arms. I'm going to have to watch ALL of your videos. Wish I"d found them a long time ago.
This is wonderful. Thank you. I tend to never ever not ever use patterns, other than how to do a stitch or textured-pattern, so, I’ve had to invent (which is what gentle-crafts like knitting are all about) various ways to deal with things.....and over these many years have YET to concur the dreaded ‘’’’hole’’’’. So...I’m gonna have to try this posting to see what works for me.
Yes! Thank you so much! I am a beginner and I really thought I was doing something wrong around the armpit of the sweater I am knitting! I was about to just give up! I feel so much more confident now! Thank you for sharing! I am subscribing!
Everyone thinks the problem is something they are doing wrong, so I think it's important to understand *why* the problem occurs, and not just how to fix it. I'm glad you are feeling more confident! :-)
Hello again Roxanne! So on the last method, the Prevent the Hole, can you please explain how you picked up the 4 stitches (using the purple yarn thru the white yarn). Did you use the left needle to help? Still confused...😂 thank you!😊
Picking up sts is a still that is used in many situations for various reasons. I have several videos on how to pick up stitches. This one here explains various scenarios: th-cam.com/video/9NYuN-Vt92Q/w-d-xo.html In the case of a thumb gusset, you're picking up along a horizontal edge. I would suggest knitting up a swatch and practicing how to pick up sts.
Help me. Thumb gusset. Waste yarn. Rethread on needles. Collect stitches. So far so good. Where does the yarn that I am using to increase the thumb come from? How is it attached to that circle.? Help me please someone I'm going crazy.? 🆘
Thank you for the tips on preventing getting the holes in the thumb! Do you have a video with suggestions on how to keep from getting holes or pulled stitches between fingers? Would making the glove fingers a size larger around prevent them? Thank you!
Typically, fingers are formed by casting on a few sts between the front and back sts for one of the fingers, as you join the sts for that finger to work in the round. Once that finger is done, you PU sts along that CO edge and CO sts between that finger and its other neighbor as you work the sts for this second finger in the round. If your pattern isn't creating fingers that are large enough, you might need to CO an extra st or two (and PU an extra st or two) for each finger.
@@RoxanneRichardson the pattern I’m using is a size large, co 64 sts…it’s plenty big across the hand, it even has a little wiggle room, which I like(I have large hands, but short fingers) but when doing the fingers as directed, they are tight and leave gaps. It calls for co 2 stitches on the front needle. I tried co 3 st and 4 sts and it just doesn’t match up, so I took those out and am trying picking up index finger 9 sts for both needles(magic loop) and co 2 sts between the finger and its neighbor. Its still a bit snug and pulling between the fingers. Is there a particular co method you’d recommend? I’m using the “wrap-around” method of casting on in mid project. Thank you so much for you patients and answers!
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@@RoxanneRichardson I SURE intend to knit your 3 fingerless glove patterns. I am so excited about it, can't wait to start, but I probably will have to wait until Monday because there is a lot going on around me these days, a newborn baby I will see tomorrow, a funeral saturday in the day, a bal at night and a dance event sunday. I have been practicing to knit continental, but it is so hard that I will probably knit your glove english style, my tension still fluctuate too much to do a great project. I am practicing on dishcloths for the time being.;-)
Dear Mam I am basic trainee to knitting I know purl stitch and Knit stitch I made knit stitch1 row and 1row purl stitch in between too many holes got when I stitch my mitten how to fix these holes when drop? Now I want the second stitch u showed how to make on one side? Plz if u have video do send me. Thanks Rims1
I just tried this method, and I think it's going to be great once I get the hang of it. I had trouble where I SSK the last stitch on the back needle with the first picked-up stitch. The picked-up stitch is on the front needle, and when I finagled it from the front needle to the back needle, it got all stretched out. What's the best way on Magic Loop to get that first picked up stitch slipped over to the back needle so I can knit them together? Thank you!
You can use a technique demonstrated in my video on Magic Loop for moving sts from one half of the round to the other. STarts at about 9:22 th-cam.com/video/6gtIaM6H7H4/w-d-xo.html
@@RoxanneRichardson Thanks a million! You solve every problem we knitters have! Another question: my pattern calls for casting on 1 stitch Will your method work just a well if I pick up and knit 2 or 3 stitches, or would it be better for me to cast on 2 stitches and be able to pick up and knit 4 stitches? Thank you!
@@abgates56 The idea is to PU 2 sts more than what you CO, because you will decrease them out in the next round. If your pattern says to CO 1, then PU3 when you return to do the thumb.
@@RoxanneRichardson I'm starting on my second mitten now using your thumb technique. I'm thinking I can do one of two things: (1) pick up and knit the first stitch with the pulled out front/left needle, then transfer it to the back/right needle before pulling out the back/right needle and picking up the second stitch; or (2) pick up and knit all the stitches on the pulled out back/right, knit around, then use your Magic Loop technique to slide the last stitch down onto the stitches on the cable of the left/front needle, then do the SSK. Do you think these methods would be equally good? Thank you for all your help.
I haven't seen it, so I can't say. There are always multiple ways to get to the same end point, so it's always good to try several methods, and then see which one you prefer.
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Knowing how to prevent and close the gaps between thumb stitches and mitten hand stitches is fantastic, but understanding WHY there are these holes, comes as something of a relief. It's nice to know that there's a reason, that has nothing to do with my skill as a knitter, and that these gaps are part of the structure, the nature of the stitches. Thank you for yet another excellent tutorial.
You always teach (and show in detail; slowly) the why’s behind the how’s of what we are wanting to learn before you actually delve into the specific technique demonstrations. I LOVE that you do this so we can make sense of the objective of why we are even doing what a pattern instruction is telling us to do. Then you break down the mechanics, methodically, of what we are supposed to do to accomplish the objective to make our garments. You are an EXCELLENT teacher and even though I have commented on your videos before, I can’t help but commend you again since you exemplify what TH-cam is supposed to be all about. #1 = Know how to teach; #2 = Explain, explain, explain; #3 = Don’t discourage students by rushing them through a lesson if they don’t even understand what the objective of the lesson is to begin with! Thanks for saving me so many tears and keeping me enthusiastic about my love of knitting and wanting to continue my education on how to increase my skill level to create more and more amazing garments!
You are my all-time favorite knitting teacher. Thank you🍒
Your videos & explanations are always brilliant! Thank you.
I have learnt so much from you.
Thank you for these tips. I have been knitting for 50 years and nothing I did made my mittens look good at the thumb. I will continue to follow your videos. Thank you, Judy
Thanks, since I do more armpits than thumb pits this is really useful, for both but I'm always putty at fixing those holes under the arms. I'm going to have to watch ALL of your videos. Wish I"d found them a long time ago.
I’ve just started my first pair of mittens, so I’m definitely going to aim for preventing the hole! Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much. The gusset holes in creating socks drove me crazy. I didn’t know the correct way to deal with the problem.
This is wonderful. Thank you.
I tend to never ever not ever use patterns, other than how to do a stitch or textured-pattern, so, I’ve had to invent (which is what gentle-crafts like knitting are all about) various ways to deal with things.....and over these many years have YET to concur the dreaded ‘’’’hole’’’’.
So...I’m gonna have to try this posting to see what works for me.
Been watching your videos for years! Thank for posting so many videos and being SUCH a GREAT teacher!!
Tu es la meilleure Roxanne, You are the best!
Yes! Thank you so much! I am a beginner and I really thought I was doing something wrong around the armpit of the sweater I am knitting! I was about to just give up! I feel so much more confident now! Thank you for sharing! I am subscribing!
Everyone thinks the problem is something they are doing wrong, so I think it's important to understand *why* the problem occurs, and not just how to fix it. I'm glad you are feeling more confident! :-)
this is a fantastic tutorial for dealing with the holes.
WOW! Great info! Thanks for sharing, that's one of the problems that plague me when making mittens for the grands.
Thank you very much this is so helpful. Happy knitting
Great tips. Lots of ways to close the gaps on mittens. Thanks
Thank you, Roxanne!
Wow! Such a great video! The explanation given in the beginning made so much sense.
Brilliant! Thank you for this!!
Hello again Roxanne! So on the last method, the Prevent the Hole, can you please explain how you picked up the 4 stitches (using the purple yarn thru the white yarn). Did you use the left needle to help? Still confused...😂 thank you!😊
Picking up sts is a still that is used in many situations for various reasons. I have several videos on how to pick up stitches. This one here explains various scenarios: th-cam.com/video/9NYuN-Vt92Q/w-d-xo.html In the case of a thumb gusset, you're picking up along a horizontal edge. I would suggest knitting up a swatch and practicing how to pick up sts.
great tip! Love your teaching style!
Thank you! :-)
Thank you so much, for these tips Judy!
You’re welcome, but who is Judy? :-)
Sorry Roxanne, I but I meant to say Roxanne not Judy!
Cool Thankyou . I'm just learning to knit .
Help me. Thumb gusset. Waste yarn. Rethread on needles. Collect stitches.
So far so good.
Where does the yarn that I am using to increase the thumb come from? How is it attached to that circle.?
Help me please someone I'm going crazy.? 🆘
Thank you for the tips on preventing getting the holes in the thumb! Do you have a video with suggestions on how to keep from getting holes or pulled stitches between fingers? Would making the glove fingers a size larger around prevent them? Thank you!
Typically, fingers are formed by casting on a few sts between the front and back sts for one of the fingers, as you join the sts for that finger to work in the round. Once that finger is done, you PU sts along that CO edge and CO sts between that finger and its other neighbor as you work the sts for this second finger in the round. If your pattern isn't creating fingers that are large enough, you might need to CO an extra st or two (and PU an extra st or two) for each finger.
@@RoxanneRichardson the pattern I’m using is a size large, co 64 sts…it’s plenty big across the hand, it even has a little wiggle room, which I like(I have large hands, but short fingers) but when doing the fingers as directed, they are tight and leave gaps. It calls for co 2 stitches on the front needle. I tried co 3 st and 4 sts and it just doesn’t match up, so I took those out and am trying picking up index finger 9 sts for both needles(magic loop) and co 2 sts between the finger and its neighbor. Its still a bit snug and pulling between the fingers. Is there a particular co method you’d recommend? I’m using the “wrap-around” method of casting on in mid project. Thank you so much for you patients and answers!
Thanks for the explanations. Where did you get the little mannequin? So cute
I got it off etsy!
Thanks for teaching me understanding easy because I Vietnamese
Great tip thanks
If we want to support your great work, is it better to buy patterns from you or to send you an amount through Ko-Fi ?
Pattern sales support me "best" if the sale is followed up with a project page in the buyer's notebook that includes photos and perhaps some notes about the pattern. If you want to support me, but my patterns are not something you care to make, then either way works the same, because I get paid directly through Paypal, and pay them a small fee regardless of whether someone has bought a pattern or bought me a Ko-fi coffee. Ravelry only charges a very small fee (%age wise) once sales cross a certain threshold in a given month. Ko-fi.com takes no cut from the "coffees" people buy me.
@@RoxanneRichardson I SURE intend to knit your 3 fingerless glove patterns. I am so excited about it, can't wait to start, but I probably will have to wait until Monday because there is a lot going on around me these days, a newborn baby I will see tomorrow, a funeral saturday in the day, a bal at night and a dance event sunday.
I have been practicing to knit continental, but it is so hard that I will probably knit your glove english style, my tension still fluctuate too much to do a great project. I am practicing on dishcloths for the time being.;-)
Thanks so much.
great tips.
Dear Mam
I am basic trainee to knitting I know purl stitch and Knit stitch I made knit stitch1 row and 1row purl stitch in between too many holes got when I stitch my mitten how to fix these holes when drop?
Now I want the second stitch u showed how to make on one side?
Plz if u have video do send me.
Thanks
Rims1
Love this!
Thanks!
Thank *you*, Susan! :-)
I just tried this method, and I think it's going to be great once I get the hang of it. I had trouble where I SSK the last stitch on the back needle with the first picked-up stitch. The picked-up stitch is on the front needle, and when I finagled it from the front needle to the back needle, it got all stretched out. What's the best way on Magic Loop to get that first picked up stitch slipped over to the back needle so I can knit them together? Thank you!
You can use a technique demonstrated in my video on Magic Loop for moving sts from one half of the round to the other. STarts at about 9:22 th-cam.com/video/6gtIaM6H7H4/w-d-xo.html
@@RoxanneRichardson Thanks a million! You solve every problem we knitters have! Another question: my pattern calls for casting on 1 stitch Will your method work just a well if I pick up and knit 2 or 3 stitches, or would it be better for me to cast on 2 stitches and be able to pick up and knit 4 stitches? Thank you!
@@abgates56 The idea is to PU 2 sts more than what you CO, because you will decrease them out in the next round. If your pattern says to CO 1, then PU3 when you return to do the thumb.
@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you so much!
@@RoxanneRichardson I'm starting on my second mitten now using your thumb technique. I'm thinking I can do one of two things: (1) pick up and knit the first stitch with the pulled out front/left needle, then transfer it to the back/right needle before pulling out the back/right needle and picking up the second stitch; or (2) pick up and knit all the stitches on the pulled out back/right, knit around, then use your Magic Loop technique to slide the last stitch down onto the stitches on the cable of the left/front needle, then do the SSK. Do you think these methods would be equally good? Thank you for all your help.
You had me lost except for the first hole. Camera and knit kept moving.
Fabulous!! Thank you ;-)
What do you think about aknitica's TH-cam video "Knit a Thumb With No Gaps". I've tried this method and it seems to work well.
I haven't seen it, so I can't say. There are always multiple ways to get to the same end point, so it's always good to try several methods, and then see which one you prefer.
Thanking you madam for further help. Fallowing you.
nice & useful :) thanx.
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Por favor en español. Muy bonitos, pero no sabemos idiomas.
OMG!!🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
this must be awful for all the fingers in gloves, plus the thumb!